Australian singer Sia has released six studio albums, five live albums, thirty-four singles (including eleven as a featured artist), and fifteen music videos. As of October 2014, she has sold 25 million songs worldwide. In 1997, Sia released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. She released her second album, Healing Is Difficult, in 2001. The album yielded three singles: “Taken for Granted“, “Little Man” and “Drink to Get Drunk“. The lead single, “Taken for Granted”, was a success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2004, Sia released her third studio album, Colour the Small One. Its singles included “Don’t Bring Me Down“, “Breathe Me“, “Where I Belong” and “Numb”. “Breathe Me” was the most successful single from Colour the Small One, peaking at number 19 in Denmark, number 71 in the United Kingdom and number 81 in France. In 2008, Sia released her fourth studio album, Some People Have Real Problems. The album was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association(ARIA), and spawned four singles: “Day Too Soon”, “The Girl You Lost to Cocaine”, “Soon We’ll Be Found” and “Buttons“. The follow-up We Are Born was made available in 2010. It was certified gold by the ARIA, and spawned the singles “You’ve Changed“, “Clap Your Hands“, “Bring Night” and “I’m in Here“.
In 2011, Sia was featured on the top-ten singles “Titanium” by David Guetta and “Wild Ones” by Flo Rida. In 2013, Sia contributed the song “Elastic Heart” to the soundtrack to the 2013 American film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. A year later, she released her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear. It became Sia’s most successful release, peaking atop the record charts of Australia, Canada and the United States. Furthermore, it was certified platinum in Australia and gold in France. Its lead single titled “Chandelier” became her best-charting single as lead artist, peaking within the top ten of charts in various countries. 1000 Forms of Fear was further promoted by the singles, “Big Girls Cry“, Sia’s solo version of “Elastic Heart“, and “Fire Meet Gasoline“.
It was announced on November 3 that Sia’s 7th album This Is Acting will be released on January 29, 2016.